Lubricating system.



No. 818,364.V

l'PATENTE-1J APR. 1211906.

H. w ELLIOTT. `Lumfmfrn:G SYSTEM. APPLIOATION FILED DEO.21. 1905.

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II||||||lIJQ|||| same the0 heavy lateral forces of the flanges against the rails will be borne by the lubriinvention consists in the construction, comcitizen of thejU'iti'ed States, residing at Prestreuren srATns Parleur rioni. HARRY W. ELLIOTT, lOF PRESCOTT, ARIZQNA TERRITORY.

LUBRIQATING sYsTEwif' Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April-17, 1906. l

Application filed December 2].. 1905. Serial No. 292,697.

would evaporate its inflammable constituents and be otherwise .objectionable and dangerl ous. i Referring now to the drawings and to the various views and reference-signs appearing thereon, in which like parts are designated by the same reference-sign wherever they occur, l indicates the locomotive, having drivingwheels 2 and having within the cab thereof To a/Z whom t muy concern.'

' Be it known that I, HARRY W. ELLioTT, a

cott, in the county of Yavapai and Territoryl of Arizona, have invented certain new and l useful Improvements in Lubricating. Sysl tems, of which the following is a full, clear, g and exact description. i

vMy invention relates to a system for minimizing the excessive. friction which is incident to vehicles rounding a curve upon a track. The usual method of accomplishing this is by manually greasing the sides of the rails at the curves thereof, so that when the flanged wheels of the vehicle traverse the of my companion application, Serial No. 292,698, filed herewith.

e indicates a steam-turret for obtaining a supply of steam under reduced pressure and temperature conditions. I conveniently attain the required pressure and temperature by interposing steam passage cated surfaces. `As is well known this greatly reduces the noise, vibration, and power required, and it further decreases the liability of the flanges climbin the rails, which is a common cause of derai ments. 'I f The principal object of my invention is to rovide a system in which the flanges of the wheels instead. of the rails are lubricated and 4, by a means within the vehicle and under the l control of the engine man or operator. l

from 'the steam-turret 4.

` to a locomotive and utilizing my oil-feeder as above stated, I do not desire to be limited or restricted to this use, since it is evident that the system is applicable to any style of vehicle which runs upon track-rails-and may eniploy any form of oil-feeder.

rom the source of reduced steam-pressure 5 and the oil-feeder 3 I lead a pipe 6 of suitable diameterand material to convey the steam and oil and which divides into branches 7 and 8, leading to the respective wheels. 9 9 designate cocks within the several branches for controlling the flow therein. The branch pipe 7 is led forwardly either within or outside ofthe usual boiler-jacket and terminates in additional branches l() and 11, also containing cocks 12` and 12', similar to the cocks 9 and 9, previously referred to. nates an ordinary steam-hose, forming part of the branch pipe 10, ywhich permits a certain amount of flexibility therein.

yAll of the branch pipes 8, l0, and 11 terminate in reduced extremities. 15 in proximity to the wheel-flanges, as clearly indicated in Fig. 2. 'In the practical carrying A further' object of the invention is toprovide means by which ordin'ary crude petroleum may be applied in a smooth even zone upon the required. wheel-flanges, so as to fully lubricate the same and at the same time be absolutely prevented from getting on the tread of the Wheels.

With these and other objects in view my bination, location, and arrangement of parts, all as will be more fully hereinafter described,

as shown in the accoi'i'ipanying drawings, and

finally particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a. diagrammatic view illustrating a locomotive equipped with a flange-lubricating system embodying the principles of my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view showing the relation of the oilout of my invention I form the extremities 15 nozzles to the wheel-flanges. integral with the main body of the pipe and A In carrying out my invention I make use l turned laterally toward the wheel-flanges of a current of steam under comparatively and having apertures or nozzles therein of low pressure and temperature as a conveyer I three thirty-seconds of an inch in diameter or for. the oil, and I introduce crude petroleum thereabout. f These are located about one into this current of steam, which is'carried inch from the flange, so that a conical spray alongwith it and deliveredat suitable issuingl is delivered against the wheel-'flanges covernozzles.v By employing a current of steam l ing an annular zone about an inch in width under low pressure and temperature condii upon the surface ofthe flange. tions I avoid unduly heating the oil,k wh ich The entire system may be duplicated for a receptacle or feeder 3 for crude petroleum. or lubricating-oil of any sort',such as that a choke-valve 5 within the While I have illustrated my system applied' 14 desig- IOO IIO

exclusively the wheels upon-the opposite side of the vehicle, and by manipulating the various cocks 9 9 and 12 l2 the oil may be applied to flanges of any particular wheels on eitheror both sides of the vehicle. When the vehicle is not traversing a curve, the entire supply may be cut off by manipulating the usual valves of the oil feeder or receptacle 3.

It will be 'seen that in the operation of the above lubricating system the oil is applied upon the interior surfaces of the wheel-flanges and in no case upon the tread of the Wheel. No matter how thickly -the oil is applied to the flanges it'cannot run or creep or get upon the tread of the wheels in any way, since the'centrifugal force due to the roi erliou's oil outward and one of such surfaces,` i.

2. A system of lubricating the friction'allyengaging surfaces of a flanged wheel and track-rail ycomprising a pipe extending into proximity to the .wheel-flange, and adaptedjto delivera current of atomizedfoil thereagainst.

` ing crude surface of the flanges.

3. A system of lubricatingthe frictionallyengaging surfaces of a flanged wheel and track-rail comprising a pipe having a nozzle in proximity to the wheel-flange, and connected to an oilsupply and a source of steam-v pressure.

4. A system of lubricating a wheel-flange Vcomprisingan Ioil feeder or receptacle, and a `pipe 1n communication with said receptacle and with a source of steam under reduced pressure and temperature conditions, said pipe terminating 1n an orifice in proximity to the wheel-flange.

- 5. A system of lubricating a'wheel-flange comprisingy an oil-receptacle7 and a source of .flui particles in a current of the fluid against thepress`ure, and means. for delivering oil wheel-flange.

6. A system of' lubricating a wheel-flange .comprising a steam-pipe havin a nozzle 1n proximity thereto, and means or introducpetroleum into the steam-pipe. 7. A system .of lubricating the wheel- 'flanges of a vehicle comprising a source of 'steam-pressure, and anoil-receptacle, and pipes having nozzles for delivering a current of steam carrying oil particles against the In witness whereof I subscribe my -signature inthe presence of two witnesses.

HARRY W. ELLIOTT. Witnesses:

` EMANUEL DE SILVA, WILLIAM N .-KELLY.N 

